Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi declined to admit that President-elect Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election.
At her Wednesday confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, ranking member Dick Durbin (D-IL) asked Bondi if she was prepared to state that Trump had lost the 2020 election. But she refused to do so.
"Are you prepared to say today under oath without reservation that Donald Trump lost the presidential contest to Joe Biden in 2020?" Durbin wondered.
"Ranking Member Durbin, President Biden is the President of the United States," Bondi replied. "He was duly sworn in, and he is the President of the United States. There was a peaceful transition of power."
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"Do I agree with what happened?" she continued. "And I saw so much — you know, not no one from either side of the aisle should want there to be any issues with election integrity in our country."
"I think that question deserved a yes or no, and I think the length of your answer is an indication that you weren't prepared to answer yes," Durbin remarked.
Bondi also said she would consider recommending pardons for Jan. 6 rioters.
